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As drivers travel aging roads and crumbling bridges, federal highway funding is failing to keep pace with inflation in nearly every state — and some such as Maryland are suffering a sharper decline than others, according to an analysis of transportation spending. By one measure, the amount of federal highway money available to Maryland has fallen nearly 9 percent since 2008, to $587 million last year, the sixth-steepest decline in the nation. State officials and independent analysts note that other metrics show the state is faring better. Transportation professionals and policymakers who follow the issue closely say federal highway funding is not keeping up with the costs of...

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As drivers travel aging roads and crumbling bridges, federal highway funding is failing to keep pace with inflation in nearly every state — and some such as Maryland are suffering a sharper decline than others, according to an analysis of transportation...

President Barack Obama's latest war strategy makes one wonder: Is another Woodrow Wilson in the Oval Office debating with himself about how to meet the existential threat that faces him?
In laying out his call to Congress for a new authorization for...

More than week after his State of the Union address, political observers are still trying to figure out what President Barack Obama's game is. That's because rhetorically and substantively, he seems to be in another world.
In his State of the Union...

A speech by Sen. Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York -- the Tuesday beforeThanksgiving -- didn't get the coverage it deserved.
But for political junkies, Mr. Schumer's speech at the National Press Club is a marvel to behold. It is at...

The Baltimore vs. Washington, D.C. Boys Basketball Challenge, originally scheduled for Saturday at Coolidge High in D.C., has been rescheduled for Jan. 31.
The tournament, which features four games involving some of the top teams in the respctive...

In the Maryland governor's race, Anthony G. Brown is expected to report a sizable lead over Republican Larry Hogan in cash on hand Friday night, but it won't be anything like the advantage held by the other two Democrats on the statewide ballot.
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Location: Central Baltimore City, less than two miles northwest of the Inner Harbor. The neighborhood is partially bounded by North Howard Street and Mount Royal Avenue to the east and Eutaw Place to the west.Average property listing price: For sales...

The Rev. Marquez Ball moved to Laurel more than two years ago and quickly was able to gauge some patterns around him.
"I noticed a tremendous trend of millennials moving to Laurel but they are not connected to a church or any faith...

On Aug. 26, 1920, Congress certified passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing all women citizens the right to vote. The jubilant day — since proclaimed "Women's Equality Day" — climaxed a long persistent...

The search for the next superintendent of Anne Arundel County's public schools has been an exercise filled with numbers.
It's been nine months since Kevin Maxwell left the job for a similar post in Prince George's County, and one month since interim...

Most college basketball coaches would not have survived the string of losing seasons Coppin State's Ron “Fang” Mitchell had over the last decade of his career. Then again, most coaches had not accomplished nearly as much as Mitchell did in taking the...

After reading Richard Cross' informative article, "Extending a handshake" (March 12), I remembered "the forgotten handshake" of 1916 described by historian Thomas A. Bailey ("The American Pageant").
According to Professor...

— Fred Edwords remembers the first time he saw the giant cross rising over this small town in Prince George's County.
The Peace Cross, as it's known locally, commemorates the county's World War I dead. A plaque at the base of the 40-foot structure...

Happy Mother's Day, dear readers,
If you are a mom or a grandmother, you hopefully will celebrate Sunday surrounded by loved ones. Mother's Day is the single most popular day to dine out – how about a Havre de Grace restaurant – or make long distance...

Anne Arundel County school officials conducted a national search that yielded more than 50 candidates to become the system's next superintendent, but it turned out the person for the job was already in the building.George Arlotto, 50, the system's current...

The Prince George's County Council approved construction Monday of MGM Resorts' nearly $1 billioncasino complex at National Harbor. In an 8-1 vote, the council cleared MGM to apply for construction permits for the 23-acre site overlooking the...

Every day, hundreds of people walk or drive by an impressive, if somewhat understated, bronze tablet mounted on a large rock, "sacred to the men of Harford County who made the supreme sacrifice during The World War," that sits in front of the...

For those who don't have to be in school on Monday, it'll be a great day to visit a national park, because they'll all be free then.
To mark the 98th anniversary of its creation, the National Park Service is waiving entrance fees for the day on Aug....

"Pension pandering" (Aug. 13) is a laughably misinformed and woefully inaccurate opinion piece. As Maryland retirees are leaving the state in droves, the state tax on pensions issue is a non-issue. The notion of revenue loss simply a product...